Aaron Eckhart has stated that leaking any details about The Dark Knight Rises would be "career suicide".

The Battle: Los Angeles star played tragic District Attorney Harvey Dent in Christopher Nolan's 2008 Batman sequel The Dark Knight. The 43-year-old's potential involvement in the upcoming third instalment of the superhero franchise was seemingly destroyed when Dent's villainous alter-ego Two Face plummeted to his death during the film's conclusion.

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However, when speaking with Indiewire, Eckhart fuelled recent speculation that he may yet appear in The Dark Knight Rises by dodging enquiries about his connection to the much-anticipated project.

He teased: "How can I possibly answer that question? That would be career suicide."

Despite remaining tight-lipped about the next Batman flick, Eckhart did confirm Dent's fate upon being asked whether he had spoken to Nolan about the film's plot.

"I won't say that," he refused. "But I will say Harvey Dent is dead."

Eckhart caused a stir this week by responding to an interviewer's assumption that he will not be in The Dark Knight Rises with cryptic surprise.